Edward was treated unfairly
Now before the pitchforks come out, let me explain. Edward was, and this is an understatement, a very questionable person. However I still feel like he was treated rather harshly. I recently started watching the show after procrastinating for years. I've known the lore of Edward abdicating in order to marry Wallis Simpson for years now but watching the show has given me a new perspective on this.
Edward (David at the time) was meant to be king. However, he was in love with Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. Their marriage would have gone against the rules of the Church of England. He then chose to abdicate because of this and Albert (King George VI) became king. This obviously was a point of contention as he never wanted to be king and his death is attributed to this.
Whilst this is all well and good, I just feel like Edward gets an unnecessary amount of grief for this. He was seemingly willing to be king, however the restrictive rules of the monarchy forced him to abdicate. He wanted to be with the woman he loved. This is not unreasonable at all. If he is going to be in the most burdensome position as seen throughout the show and real life, him being able to love who he wants should not be too tall of an ask. Obviously I understand that this was just how things were back then.
This is why I think that rest of the family treating him like he was a mass-murder (ironic as he sympathised with some) was quite cruel. He didn't want his brother to die. He just wanted to marry his partner. Placing blame on him for the death of the king is idiotic. He just had a lung removed and yet continued to smoke. Did it not occur to anyone to point this out?
I understand that the show takes MASSIVE creative liberties with the characters, their behaviour and personalities but I just wanted to know if anyone else felt this way?
P.S. Was not quite sure whether this would fall under the flair of a question or discussion. Sorry in advance